See the formatted Urs FAQ at http://users.lmi.net/akr/fk/faq/urs.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Urs FAQ by AKR Last updated October 1, 1999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Index: 1. Who is Urs? 2. What is Urs's full name? 3. Who plays Urs? 4. Is there a FORKNI-L affiliation for Urs? 5. What episodes is she in? 6. What is her status, in the final episode in which she appears? 7. How old is Urs? 8. What do we know about Urs's family? 9. What are Urs's other contacts and relationships? 10. What does Urs look like? 11. What kind of person is Urs? 12. What occupations has Urs had? 13. Briefly, what has Urs's life been like? 14. At length, what has Urs's life been like? 15. Special Notes 16. Urs-focused Episode-descriptions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Who is Urs? Urs is a character in the third season of the syndicated program _Forever Knight_; she is the vampiric "daughter" of Javier Vachon. 2. What is Urs's full name? Though fans widely presume "Urs" to be a nickname for "Ursula," no on-screen documentation exists for this, nor of any surname. No character ever calls her by any name or nickname but "Urs." 3. Who plays Urs? Kristin Lehman depicts Urs. She was a regular cast member of _Poltergeist: The Legacy_ (syndicated), has appeared on television in _Felicity_ (WB), _The X-Files_ (Fox) and _Kung Fu: The Legend Continues_ (syndicated), among others, as well as feature films including _Dog Park_. 4. Is there a FORKNI-L affiliation for Urs? Followers of Urs are known as "Urchins." However, few, if any, listmembers have been willing to abandon other affiliations in order to take up Urs's banner. In FKFIC-L War VII, her supporters banded together as "Urs Sympathizers." The Urs/Vachon couple-affiliation is called "Dark Hearts," and there have been references to a Nick/Urs couple affiliation, known as "Les Miserables." Numerous fans show interest in the interactions between Urs and Lacroix, but no faction has formed to represent that. 5. What episodes is she in? Urs appears in "Black Buddha, Part 2," "Hearts of Darkness," "Trophy Girl," and "Ashes to Ashes." 6. What is her final status, in the last episode in which she appears? Urs is a vampire, and she dies at Divia's claws in AtA. Nick's dialogue suggests that Natalie disposes of Urs's body in some fashion. 7. How old is Urs? She was presumably 18-22 when brought across in 1890 New Orleans. Thus, she was 126 (or so) in 1996. 8. What do we know about Urs's family? Javier Vachon is her vampire father/master; her unnamed mortal father abandoned her family when she was twelve, a family which Urs referred to as "we" and "us." 9. What are Urs's other contacts and relationships? Indications are that Urs has run with Vachon and his crew (Screed, Bourbon, from the Inca) for most of her existence (BB2, HoD). Lemieux is the mortal man who was presumably her "patron" in HoD past. She is Lacroix's employee at the Raven (BB2), and appeared comfortable appealing to him in AtA; she has met Nick (BB2, HoD) and turns to him when she needs help (AtA); she knows Tracy by sight, though probably not by name ("Isn't that Nick's partner?" [TG]). 10. What does Urs look like? Urs has short, light blond, curly hair, and pale green eyes. She's 5'8 and 125 lbs. She looks not unlike Drew Barrymore in _Batman Forever_, or a more slender Marilyn Monroe. When performing, Urs tends to wear tight pants and unbuttoned, satiny shirts. On her own, Urs has preferred short-sleeved T-shirts and blue jeans. Urs has worn a black choker necklace, and in AtA dressed in a more sophisticated manner than before, though in black and leather. 11. What kind of person is Urs? Urs has presumably been suicidal for much of her existence, though we have not seen her act on it since the night she came across. When she dwells on this in HoD, Vachon says, "she's like she was when I first saw her," indicating that there have been times when she has been different. Urs tells Vachon, "I don't take death as lightly as you, Javier," and we have never seen her kill -- though she allowed Ellen to commit suicide in HoD. By her own admission, Urs has spent her life doing "whatever it took" to gain male approval, and some have taken her more-emotional-than thoughtful presentation as a front for that purpose. Others take it at face value, and deem Urs simply uninterested in intellectual pursuits. Urs seems to be a very physical person. It took her a century to understand how her father's abandonment affected her. However, it took her as long to tell Vachon that he did not bring her across for the right reasons, which she must have felt from the beginning. 12. What occupations has Urs had? We know of only two: Past (1890)--saloon singer. Present (1995)--dancer in Lacroix's Raven. 13. Briefly, what has Urs's life been like? Urs, whose father abandoned her family when she was twelve, was brought across in 1890 New Orleans by Vachon. In the present, she stays in the basement of the Raven, where she dances. Indications from dialogue are that she spent the intervening time with Vachon and his crew, but there is no hard proof of that on screen. She is killed by Divia in AtA. 14. At length, what has Urs's life been like? In Urs's own words (HoD): "My father abandoned my family when I was twelve. But we told ourselves, we wouldn't let it destroy us. Growing up, I thought I'd forgotten him . . . . I realized I've spent my life searching for my father in every man I've met. Someone to approve of me. To tell me I was a good girl. And maybe even love me. And I did whatever it took." Urs was singing honky-tonk music when she encountered Vachon, Screed and Bourbon in 1890 New Orleans. Lemieux (presumably she was his mistress; she says "He's a friend," "He's been good to me," and "But I've never denied [him]!") took offense at her speaking to Vachon. He took more offense when Vachon defended her, and was going to cut Urs's throat. Vachon drained him, instead. Vachon offered to take her "away from all this. Someone of your beauty, dancing for fools and thieves . . . ." Urs, however, asked Vachon to help her die, to "Please -- feed and then let me die. Please. Please. Kill me." Vachon, instead, brought her across. In Urs's words: "I asked you to kill me, not to bring me across. Not to bear for eternity what I couldn't bear for another second. I asked for death, and you gave me forever. Forever." Nothing firm is known of Urs's life between her coming across and her arrival in Toronto. When Vachon decides to leave Toronto, Urs wants to stay. He has to remind her that she could, that "we're not running as a crew anymore," and clearly expects her to be in touch with Screed. In BB2, Lacroix says that Urs has been running with Vachon's crew for the "past few centuries." Urs is in the Raven as a dancer (BB), a customer (HoD, TG), and as one of those who sleep "downstairs" (AtA). In AtA, she calls Vachon, and they are found in what is possibly Lacroix's office or an adjacent lounge. Urs goes to Vachon's church when he is ill, and then goes to Nick for help (AtA). She is ripped to shreds by Divia in Nick's elevator, and her body is "taken care of" by Natalie. 15. Special Notes Urs usually refers to Vachon as "Javier," though she also uses "Vachon" in AtA. A webpage devoted to Urs may be found at: The normal method of disposing of unclaimed bodies such as Urs's in Toronto is incineration, though there is no evidence of how Natalie dealt with Urs's body. Urs has never been seen in Screed's abode on screen; however, BB2 implies that she directed Nick to it, and so must be familiar with it. Urs visits Vachon in his church in AtA, the same episode that confirms her status as a tenant of the Raven and her knowledge of the location of Nick's loft. In a scene from the "Ashes to Ashes" director's cut which did not make the final version, Nick pulls the sheet over Urs's body in the morgue, saying, "Maybe Urs is better off where she's gone." Natalie, moving a box of test tubes from her desk to the counter, responds, "Bit of a lost soul, was she?" and then sits down at her microscope. Nick, moving to Natalie's side, says, "She hated what she was, but she didn't have the strength to fight it. It's a wonder she was so gentle." Lyrics to Urs's Song (HoD): "I want you to love me, so I can start anew. Won't live a day longer, if I can't have you. To yearn for your touch . . . is all I can do. Desire is heartbreak, if I can't have you. Without you I'm nothing, and life is untrue. Why should I live, if I can't have you?" 16. Urs-focused Episode-descriptions "Black Buddha, Part 2" -- Urs is employed as a dancer at the Raven, and Lacroix introduces her to Nick as "an innocent goddess named Urs." Vachon tells her he's leaving, and she warns him that the Inca will only find him again. Nick questions her about Vachon, and she presumably tells him what she can, because he promptly finds Vachon at Screed's. "Hearts of Darkness" -- A murder is committed by a female vampire. Urs is suspected, but it is multiple-personality Ellen/Monika/Jacqueline. Even Vachon suspects Urs, and comments that she "doesn't know her know her own strength." Urs identifies with the young woman's pain, abandonment, and suicidal tendencies. Following Ellen, Urs is accused by Vachon of the murder. "I don't take death as lightly as you do, Javier," Urs responds with some bitterness. Apparently for the first time, she then confronts him with the knowledge that she really did not want to be a vampire. In Urs's words: "I asked you to kill me, not to bring me across. Not to bear for eternity what I couldn't bear for another second. I asked for death, and you gave me forever. Forever." Urs was singing honky-tonk music when she encountered Vachon, Screed and Bourbon in 1890 New Orleans. Her "friend" Lemieux took offense at her flirting with Vachon -- and most of her audience -- during her performance. When he threatened her, Screed and Bourbon engaged Urs in conversation at the bar while Vachon threatened Lemieux out of her hearing. Urs verbally defended Lemieux, calling him her "friend," who had "been good" to her. Later, he tried to cut Urs's throat, despite her protest that she had "never denied" him. Vachon drained him, instead. Urs said she had heard of men who live to kill, afraid of nothing; "is that you and your friends?" "We don't live to kill," Vachon answered. "We kill to live." Vachon offered to take her "away from all this. Someone of your beauty, dancing for fools and thieves . . . ." Urs, however, asked Vachon to help her die, to "Please -- feed and then let me die. Please. Please. Kill me." Vachon, instead, brought her across, promising her a "beginning" when she had asked for an "end." In the present day, he apologizes. At the end of the episode, Urs stops Nick from preventing Ellen's suicide. When she explains, "She's like me. Nothing could have saved her, except death. She's lucky," Nick enfolds her in a sympathetic embrace. Speaking with Vachon, Urs muses on whether simply knowing the nature of her problems -- with men, with self-image -- is enough to change. "Trophy Girl" -- Urs is at the Raven's bar with Vachon, and notes Tracy coming in: "Isn't that Nick's partner?" Vachon replies, "Either that or her evil twin," and he gives Urs an exasperated look when she asks, all innocence, "She has a twin sister?" "Ashes to Ashes" -- Divia returns to wreak vengeance on Lacroix for locking her in a tomb for two-thousand years, and promises to kill all those close to him. Urs seems to sense Divia's evil presence in the Raven, and calls Vachon for comfort; Lacroix finds them together, and Vachon protests, "It's not what you think." "How disappointing," Lacroix replies, expressionlessly. Urs recounts her nightmares of children with their heads cut off, and she insists she saw a decapitated girl standing over her when she awoke. Urs goes to Vachon's church and finds him dangerously delusional from Divia's bite; she goes to Nick at the loft for help and, though she fights for her life, is torn to shreds by Divia in the elevator on the way up. Because of Divia's poison, Urs does not regenerate, and when Lacroix asks about Urs's body, Nick tells him, "Natalie took care of it." --- END Maintained by AKR